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right on kutenay like you mention everyone hopefully can obtain their desires in cutters.--cranky72

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I always wondered how one would be for a useful tool but it just never qiute seemed to be "it". The weight forward heavy angle spine might be good for splitting ribs or pelvis, while the bellied blade wouldn't be unusable it would be harder to sharpen.

I'd like to try a similar design blade out of 01 or A2, maybe 8670M. It would be my intention to make it to replace the hatchet, saw, and big knife in a pack. I rarely bring a hatchet, but miss having one at times.

This whole idea may be mental masturbation. The older I get the less inclined I am to be found needing to primitive camp. As for dressing game, I'm more of a 4" blade or even less kind of guy, as long as it'll stay sharp I'm pretty happy.


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I guess I must be a "junk man" at heart......

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cause I do like vintage Pumas as well as other production "junk".

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Geeze geed, are those Doziers you have listed as production junk?

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You might as well list the models wink

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I'm more of a Puma Hunters Pal kinda guy.


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The Puma White Hunter is an iconic knife, designed to be used by professional hunters in the former German colonies in Africa. The blade is heavily influenced by native African bushknives from those areas.
The Puma White hunter (especially good vintage pieces) is a sought after collectors piece by European Puma collectors - though I have only, in all my life, met two hunters who acrually carried and used one.

Here is my personal Puma White Hunter II from 1996, a rare (shorter) variant of the White Hunter, that is no longer in production:

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1996 Puma White Hunter II by Elbæk, on Flickr

The German made knives are still very high quality - and expensive, my favourite one is my Puma Original Bowie:

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Making charcloth and playing w. new gear at the allotment October 13. 2012 by Elbæk, on Flickr

Puma IP knives are made in Spain, and are cheaper than the German made Puma knives. My Puma IP Grizzly Stag Bowie is a good example:

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Mine's bigger than yours - Puma IP Grizzly Stag Bowie by Elbæk, on Flickr

The cheapest Puma knives are the Puma TEC series, manufactured in the Far East. The quality of those waries a lot - but there are a few rather nice small folding knives among the Tec series. I have none myself though.

I also have the German made model Jagdnicker, with the fixed blade and folding saw and gut opener in the handle. I will snap some photos of that asap.

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I have an early 1970s vintage PWH with a wood handle. I bought it for my first elk hunt in 1972, as this style of knife was referred to as an "elk knife" in some circles. Never did end up using it and it has spent all of its time on a shelf or in a plastic tote box.

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Never cared for the looks or ergos of the White Hunter, a pre-date code Senior is my edc knife....


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